Will Snyder
Executive Director, Master of Professional Accountancy
Areas of expertise: Financial and tax accounting
Snyder served as a fulltime member of the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy at San Diego State University (SDSU) for the past 24 years. Prior to that, he was an adjunct faculty at SDSU as well as a partner with Deloitte Haskins and Sells. He was also a professor at the University of Southern California, his alma mater, from 1992 to 1994.
Snyder has received more than three dozen awards for outstanding teaching by numerous student organizations and faculty. He has demonstrated his dedication to students time and time again in their pursuit of excellence in the field.
Will Snyder is the executive director of the UC Davis Master of Professional Accountancy program.
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Will Snyder Leads New Master of Professional Accountancy Program
Former Deloitte Partner Brings Energy, Expertise and Enthusiasm
By Joanna Corman
Will Snyder retired last December after teaching accounting for more than 22 years at San Diego State University. Less than a month later he jumped at the opportunity to take the helm of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s new Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) program that starts this fall.
As executive director, Snyder leads the MPAc program and will teach three of the courses. The School’s nine-month program is the first professional accounting master’s degree program at a University of California campus.
Hiring Picks Up for Accounting, but Industry Faces Stereotypes
This fall, the University of California-Davis is launching one of only two UC master’s degrees in accountancy, and part of the university’s mission is to jettison the old notions about the profession.
“Accounting is way beyond the Dark Ages of the green eyeshade,” said Will Snyder, executive director of UC-Davis’ new program. “You have to be a dynamic person, a global thinker. … Accounting can be very creative and a good way to make a difference.”
Personal Finance: Accounting degree opens job possibilities
Wanna be a boring accountant? It’s not the mind-numbing, number-crunching career that many assume, as many recent college graduates can attest. This feature dives into hiring trends and projections to reveal the huge demand for new accounts and identifies our new Master of Professional Accountancy program as an idea path to embark on this career. Citing professor Bob Yetman and Executive Director of the MPAc program, Will Snyder this article is a must read for anyone considering a career in accounting.